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Katie Hosmer's Blog Posts Tagged 'street art' (4)

Beautiful Blue Butterflies Swarm the City



Beautiful blue swarms of butterflies have been recently covering the streets of Indianapolis. From a distance, you may think that a new breed of monochromatic butterflies have just flown in, but upon closer inspection, you'll soon realize that this phenomenon is actually a project by Indiana-based artist Tasha Lewis.

Named the Guerilla Sculpture, Lewis creates a blur of blue wings…

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Added by Katie Hosmer on August 30, 2012 at 8:30am — No Comments

Herakut's Stunning Train Mural Uplifts Community

In the past, we’ve seen the creative artist duo Herakut as they worked their magic along the streets of Tel Aviv and Los…

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Added by Katie Hosmer on April 17, 2012 at 9:30am — No Comments

Skillful Yarn Bombing Street Art



Yarn bombing, there’s just no stopping it! This expressive and crafty form of street art is literally covering the nation. Yarn-bombing artists everywhere work to wrap mundane objects like street signs, buses, stairs, and poles with colorful patterns and knitted stripes that brighten up the world.

Magda Sayeg, known as the “mother of yarn bombing,” founded…

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Added by Katie Hosmer on March 13, 2012 at 8:57am — 1 Comment

Energetic Street Art in Cape Town



Recently, Chinese street artist DAL left his mark again on the streets of Cape Town, South Africa with a new mural entitled “The Williams Brothers.” In his trademark ribbon style, DAL used just black and white paint to depict motion of one animal (or perhaps multiple) bounding and bouncing along the streets and around the corner.

The contrast of the animal forms against the…

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Added by Katie Hosmer on February 27, 2012 at 9:30am — No Comments

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